getprevcon

getcon(3)		  SE Linux API documentation		    getcon(3)



NAME
       getcon,	getprevcon,  getpidcon	-  get SE Linux security context of a
       process.

SYNOPSIS
       #include <selinux/selinux.h>

       int getcon(security_context_t *context);
       int getprevcon(security_context_t *context);
       int getpidcon(pid_t pid, security_context_t *context);
       int getpeercon(int fd, security_context_t *context);


DESCRIPTION
       getcon retrieves the context of the current  process,  which  must  be
       free’d with freecon.

       getprevcon same as getcon but gets the context before the last exec.

       getpidcon returns the process context for the specified PID.

       getpeercon retrieves context of peer socket, and set *context to refer
       to it, which must be free’d with freecon.


RETURN VALUE
       On error -1 is returned.	 On success 0 is returned.


SEE ALSO
       freecon(3), setexeccon(3)



russell@coker.com.au		1 January 2004			    getcon(3)